Hello all,
There has been discussion in past threads of whether or not the doctrine and practice of indulgences applied to Eastern Catholics, but there was never posted any reference to the Manual of Indulgences.
I recently looked through the latest edition issued by the Apostolic Penitentiary in 2006.
Number 9 of the Norms on Indulgences states the following:
1. Patriarchs can grant the following in every place,even those exempt, of their own patriarchates; in churches of their rite outside the boundaries of their patriarchate; as well as to the faithful of their rite everywhere:
1. a partial indulgence
2. the Papal Blessing with the plenary indulgence
three times a yesr according to ordinary law
and whenever a plenary indulgence is warranted
for the good of the faithful because of a
particular religious circumstance or reason.
2. Major archbishops have the same faculty.
Norm #7 states that eparchial bishops have faculties to grant partial indulgences to the faithful within their eparchy or belonging to their jurisdiction living outside the eparchy as well as granting the Papal Blessing with a plenary indulgence (given at the end of a liturgy) three times each year on solemn feasts.
Section 23 of the Manual lists the following prayers from the various Eastern liturgical traditions as carrying an indulgence:
Byzantine:
The Akathist
Evening Prayer (not to be confused with Vespers)
Prayer for the Deceased
Armenian:
A Prayer of Thanksgiving for the Church
Chaldean:
Prayer of the Sanctuary
The Prayer �Lakhu Mara� (To You, O Lord)
Coptic:
Prayer of Incense
Singing the Praises of Mary
Ethiopian:
Prayers for the Forgiveness of Sins
A Prayer to be a Disciple of Christ
Maronite:
A Prayer for the Church
A Prayer of Farewell After the Liturgy, Before Leaving the Church
Syro-Antiochian:
Intercession for the Deceased from Liturgy of Saint James
Thought you might find it useful.
God bless,
Griego
